What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4740 and 4745?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4740 and 4745 is 5.

GCF(4740,4745) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4740 and 4745, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4740 and 4745.

How to find the GCF of 4740 and 4745?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4740 and 4745. After we will calculate the factors of 4740 and 4745 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4740

Prime factors of 4740 are 2, 3, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 4740 in exponential form is:

4740 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4745

Prime factors of 4745 are 5, 13, 73. Prime factorization of 4745 in exponential form is:

4745 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 4740

List of positive integer factors of 4740 that divides 4740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 79, 158, 237, 316, 395, 474, 790, 948, 1185, 1580, 2370

Step-4: Factors of 4745

List of positive integer factors of 4745 that divides 4740 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 73, 365, 949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4740 and 4745. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4740 and 4745 is 5.

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